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From: Anthony Hill <ahill@interconnect.com.au>
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Subject: inetd/deamon
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On Sun, 28 Jan 1996, Doug White wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Jan 1996, Anthony Hill wrote:
> 
> > apache as a deamon - the docs recommend against using apache from inetd.
> > (Anyone know why ?)
> 
> Apache can manage multiple connections better than inetd can -- Apache 
> spawns off 4 or so instances; inetd spawns 1 for every connection, which 
> can get costly in terms of time and memory.

Wouldnt the habit of spawning more children than is actually required 
mean that while running as a deamon is more efficiant time wise, but that 
running under inetd is more efficiant memory wise ?

Also do you know if there are any other reasons for not running apache 
from inetd ? (The site I run is VERY lightly hit - and this is not about 
to change) I figure the overhead of having httpd's running all the time 
is not worth the small improvement in response when is actually used, 
unless of course, other factors are also at play here.

Anthony